Bracelet fastener



April 1950 E. G. VOGEL 2,503,570

BRACELET FASTENER Filed July 13, 1948 INVENTOR. fawn/ a G: 1 0654.

BYQZZAKMLX ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 11, 1950 UNITED STATES OFFICE 2,503,510. I

znnAcELE'r FASIENER G. Vog'el, Gincinnatiflfihio -Applicationilulyilli,194s,,seria1',-No. 38392 j r I iZiGlziims. (01.;24-2013) iinventionirelates -'-to"ib1-acelets particularly uueful in connection with wr istwatchesflbut which could :havewther ap lications as will be apparent.This application is a continuationimpartvof my co-pendingiapplicationSerialNo. 'bI'Zg645 filed September :20, :I945,'which hasbeen abandoned.

The object is to provide a secure fastening which is of a minimumbulkiness, andis securely held by means of a slider loop which, movesover the point where the locking takes place. 'Another object issimplicity of parts, and freedom from any moving parts except iortheenclosing slider loop, thus permitting very simple assembly.

The materials may be plated to give the desired finish and the portionswhichlmight receive wear due to locking and unlocking the bracelet arecovered by the sliderloop during use, which is an additional advantageof the construction. v

I have illustrated one form of device according to my invention, itbeing understood that various forms may be employed and that the examplechosen for illustration embodies the inventive features of my inventionwhich will be set forth in the claims appended to this specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the device in use with a wrist watchbracelet.

Figure 2 is a detail face view in elevation showing the slider in placeready for the two parts of the bracelet to be hooked together.

Figure 3 is a view of the two parts; hooked together with the sliderloop ready to be slid'to,

locking position. I

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, showing the slider loop in itsfinal position.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective yiew of the slider.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view .of the lefthand member of Figure 2,withthe slider loop removed.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on the let section 2 has amatching 1 hook portion 5 formed therein.

It is evident that it would not be a practical :Qncrdtionto :attempt:liO :lock these illWD bracelet v(sections itoge'ther :bytmeans :of thehooks :becaus'e ml? :the rthinness of the lhooked portions which Elie anthe iiilane for .are .simply :extensions :of the abracelet sections.

"The slider ,iloop .6, aasishown iirlFFig. '5 may ibe formed of a pieceof metal simply bent into loop form as shown so as to snugly fit overthe bracelet sections and slide thereon. Essential to this loopconstruction are flat tongue portions 1, 1a. In making the stamping forthe loop the metal will preferably be cut so as to leave the two tongueportions unconnected when the loop is formed. While the loop is shown asnot soldered or otherwise connected so as to close the slot between thetwo tongues, this may be done if desired. A somewhat tighter fit of theloop is possible with some spring to the construction, which is aided byleaving the edges of the formed up loop disconnected from each other.

The loop 6 is placed initially on the bracelet section I, so that whenthe loop is slid to a point near the end of the section the flat tongueportions 1 and 1a underlie the hook portion 4 on the bracelet section,as shown in Figure 2. With these tongues in place it is simple tomanipulate the hook 5 on the bracelet section 2 and lay it in nestingengagement with the hook 4 where it is'backed up by the tongues 1 and1a. The slider 6 is then moved over the juncture retaining it againstjarring loose.

The tongues I and 1a will normally be on the inside of the bracelet andthe outer face of the slider 6 may be adorned with any desired em-.blem, or the initials of the wearer, or what not. To release the latch,theslider 6 is simply moved away from the overlying two hooks, to theposition of Figure 2.

It may be noted that the precise shape of the hooks and the precise formof the slider may be varied without departing from my invention. Theslider. and hooked construction may be employed on a bracelet which issimply a curved loop of metal which is sprung around the wrist, with theslider serving as the decoration for the bracelet. The particular use,however, is to retain a wrist watch in place by metallic means which islight in weight, simple to' make and easy to operate without excessivebulkiness, and such that the interlocking mechanism is covered by adecorative slide loop.

It is a simple matterto latch the slider loop in position of retainingthe hoods of the bracelet in interlocked engagement. One way of doingthis is to form an inward depression 8 in the bracelet section I, as byproviding the cuts 8a to leave the tongue 8b, which may then be bent tothe shape best seen in Figure 7. Then a cutaway portion 9 is formed inthe inside of the slider. When the slider is in its final position ofembracing the hook portions the inward depression 8 is of a shape tosnap into the hole in the slider, thus locating the slider by feel, inthe correct position and incidentally acting to prevent dislodgment ofthe slider; from this position except upon a manipulation directedexpressly to accomplishing it.

Modifications may be made in my invention without departing from thespirit of it;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a bracelet construction two flat, thin.

relatively rigid portions, each having at its end a hook, a loop mountedas a slider on said construction, said slider having'a tongue projectingfrom one side thereof, arranged to underlie the hook of one of thebracelet portions while the hook on the other bracelet portion'isbeingengaged therewith, whereupon the slider may be moved to overlie bothhooks, said one bracelet portion having an inwardly depressed, resilientportion beyond the hook thereon, said slider having a hole to snap oversaid resilient portion, the location of said last noted elements beingsuch as to engage when the slider is in position to engage over bothhooks.

2. The bracelet construction of claim 1 in which said slider comprises aflat loop with the meeting edges not connected, I

E DWARDGQVOGEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofpatent: V UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 1 I Name Date 922,263 Cole May18, 1909 1,243,061 Hake Oct. 16, 1917 1,498,126 Smith June 17, 19242,315,414 Germany Mar. 30, 1943 I FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country DateDenmark 1 Apr. 10, 1922

